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China’s wealthy look abroad for medical treatment

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29-May-17 Hospitals and a new generation of medical tourism companies are luring well-heeled Chinese patients away from an overburdened healthcare system. Wealthy Chinese are traveling abroad for access to top surgeons, better facilities and, access to new drugs. [image: New York Times / Jasu Hu]

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Malaysia announces increase in inbound medical travelers

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23-May-17 The Malaysian healthcare travel sector recorded a significant increase in revenue from RM527 mn (USD124 mn) in 2011 to RM1.1 bn (USD258 mn) in 2016, resulting from collaborations with markets such as Indonesia, Vietnam, and China. [image: Yusof Mat Isa]

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Indian medical tourism and wellness policy to be rolled out

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22-May-17 The Indian government will roll out India's first Medical Tourism and Wellness policies in Jun-17. Designed to incentivise medical tourism and wellness, they will require hospitals and wellness centres to register, and to list the prices of procedures. [image: BCCL / ET Healthworld]

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Dubai sees return on investments in medical tourism

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14-May-17 Since the 2014 launch of Dubai's medical tourism vision, there were 630,831 medical tourists. "This could potentially boost the economy by USD710 mn a year by 2020." said Linda Abdullah of the Medical Tourism Wellness Council. [image: Hotelier Middle East]

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